Which springs for T5 or R?

Post by **scot850** » 04 Jul 2023, 19:03

As promised!

: Yellow market P80 front springs (1)

: Yellow paint marks

: Junkyard marking?

: Yellow marked P80 front springs (2)

These are as I got them. I have not cleaned then as they have a fairly thick overspray with undercoat over maybe 50% of them. Rust is confined to lower coil which is surface.

Should I add these to the Rocking Horse 'output' thread?

Neil.

Post by **FireFox31** » 04 Jul 2023, 21:27

I'm willing to buy those if you're willing to sell them to me. I did a quick shipping estimate and... am still interested. It might cost me less to ship from Canada than to find these in a junkyard, remove them, disassemble the strut, etc. I'll switch to a PM.

abscate wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 18:15 T5 and T5M should have different springs, you are giving up at least 300# mass with the m56

You want the strut and spring to be critically damped

My T5M VIN plate specifies that I need yellow springs, confirmed with VIDA. Makes me wonder what T5 auto VIN plates say. Anyone have one to contribute?

The whole concept of "critically damped" is what's making me so paranoid. Seems like I'll need a physics degree to determine if Bilstein B4 are compatible with the stock springs. Perhaps I'll just get Sachs or even Volvo struts since the original parts are still available. I just want this car to ride correctly.